Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-2253

lwp-download in libwww-perl before 5.835 does not reject downloads to filenames that begin with a . (dot) character, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite files via (1) a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename or (2) a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.
Published 2010-07-06 17:17:13
Updated 2018-10-30 16:26:38
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validationExecute code

Threat overview for CVE-2010-2253

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2010-2253
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 8090
IPs affected by CVE-2010-2253 176
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2253

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.39%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 70 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2010-2253

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
6.8
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2010-2253

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2010-2253

Products affected by CVE-2010-2253

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